WSH 6, CHC 5 | Aug 9, 2022 | The Best Box Score

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022•Wrigley Field•68°F, Clear

WSH

Nationals

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Kyle Finnegan

LOSS

Mark Leiter Jr.

SAVE

Carl Edwards Jr.

The Nationals edged the Cubs 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Keibert Ruiz2 HR, 4 RBI

★Zach McKinstry3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Seiya Suzuki3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Franmil Reyes singles on a line drive to right fielder Joey Meneses. Willson Contreras scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd.

Weather: 68°F, ClearWind: 8 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 12:05 AM UTCT: 3:17Att: 37,193Venue: Wrigley Field

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88.6%D

20 missed calls

+55.4% WSH

+1.00 runs WSH

Win Probability

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	6	9	0
CHC	0	1	0	0	0	0	4

Game 661059 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Washington Nationals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luis García Jr.SS	4	0	0	0	1	0	.284/.293/.413	102.2	.188	.175
Luke Voit1B	3	0	0	0	1	3	.233/.326/.431	87	-	-
Maikel FrancoDH	2	1	1	0	0	0	.229/.256/.338	100.5	.461	.454
Victor RoblesCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233/.291/.321	-	-	-
Joey MenesesLF	4	2	2	2	0	1	.300/.333/.750	104.7	.327	.485
Keibert RuizC	3	2	2	4	1	0	.247/.307/.359	102.7	.676	.1025
Lane ThomasRF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.239/.293/.395	102.7	.250	.233
César Hernández2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.238/.302/.303	91.9	.134	.130
Ildemaro Vargas3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250/.311/.400	95.9	.105	.099
Bench
Nelson CruzDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.233/.318/.342	78.1	.066	.069
Yadiel HernandezLF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.272/.310/.411
Totals	34	6	9	6	3	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Ruiz (2nd off Stroman, 0 on, 1 out); Ruiz (4th off Stroman, 2 on, 1 out); Meneses (8th off Jr., 1 on, 2 out)

TB:18

RBI:Meneses 2; Ruiz 4

CS:Thomas

GIDP:Thomas

Team LOB:4

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Rafael OrtegaCF	5	0	1	1	0	1	.234/.322/.347	97.9	.508

Pitching

Washington Nationals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Paolo Espino	5.0	6	1	1	0	5	1	86-56	81.7	4.04
Erasmo RamírezH	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	20-13	92.1	3.61
Kyle FinneganWBS	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	14-8	95.6	3.63
Andrés MachadoH	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-10	92.7	4.57
Carl Edwards Jr.S	1.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	27-16	89.4	3.35
Totals	9.0	15	5	5	1	9	1	160-103	-	-

HBP:Contreras (by Espino)

Inherited runners-scored:Finnegan 2-1; Jr. 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Espino 86-56; Ramírez 20-13; Finnegan 14-8; Machado 13-10; Jr. 27-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Espino 6-4; Ramírez 1-2; Finnegan 1-1; Machado 1-0; Jr. 0-0

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Marcus Stroman	5.0	5	4	4	2	6	2	90-55	89.2	4.20

Top 2 • WSH

1-0

Keibert Ruiz homers (5) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 102.5 mph💣 384 ftLA: 37°

Bot 2 • CHC

1-1

Seiya Suzuki homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 103.6 mph💣 387 ftLA: 30°

Top 4 • WSH

4-1

Keibert Ruiz homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Yadiel Hernandez scores. Joey Meneses scores.

EV: 102.7 mph💣 373 ftLA: 26°

Bot 7 • CHC

4-2

Rafael Ortega singles on a fly ball to right fielder Joey Meneses. Zach McKinstry scores. Christopher Morel to 3rd.

EV: 68.7 mph221 ftLA: 27°

4-3

Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to right fielder Joey Meneses. Christopher Morel scores. Rafael Ortega to 3rd.

EV: 79.7 mph144 ftLA: 10°

4-4

Franmil Reyes singles on a line drive to right fielder Joey Meneses. Willson Contreras scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd.

EV: 92.1 mph264 ftLA: 17°

4-5

Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Joey Meneses. Seiya Suzuki scores. Nelson Velazquez to 3rd.

EV: 78.2 mph198 ftLA: 17°

Top 8 • WSH

6-5

Joey Meneses homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Maikel Franco scores.

EV: 95.9 mph💣 358 ftLA: 36°

Bench
Franmil ReyesDH	4	0	1	1	0	1	.213/.254/.348	105.7	.435	.413
Marcus StromanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Erich UelmenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mark Leiter Jr.P							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Washington Nationals

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